News 51, Summer 2003
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News No 51, Summer 2003
BAPH
PROGRAMME 2003/2004
Northern
Day Conference ? 15th October 2003 IPC Library, Oxford ? October/ November 2003 National Maritime Museum ? February 2004 Day Conference, London ? 6th March, 2004 HISTORY of
PAPERMAKING SEMINARS
Institute of English Studies Presentation of six research topics
related to paper history, for professionals, amateurs with a serious interest
and students from institutions such as Centre for Manuscript & Print
Studies, University of London and Centre for Writing, Publishing & Printing
History, University of Reading. To be held early evening on Mondays,
monthly. At least four of the
speakers will be BAPH members: Peter Bower, Maureen Green, Richard Hills and
Jean Stirk. 29th September:
An Introduction to the History of Papermaking. 27th October:
The Paper Industry During a Period of Escalating Change 24th November:
The Paper Machine, Invention of, and Significance. Further seminars on 26th
January, 23rd February, 24th May. Full details from Moreeng@aol.com or the editor. WORKSHOPS
4th-6th
August, 2003 Identification of Plant Fibres at Durham University, UK.
Tutor: Dr. Dorothy Catling, Dept. of Biological Sciences.
Identification by evaluation of microscopic characteristics and structure
of plants from which obtained. Methods
for identification of raw fibre and fibres in artefacts.
Practical work. Suitable for
conservators in art and forensic scientists. See above. STUDIES
IN BRITISH PAPER HISTORY:
Vol.
I The Oxford Papers Proceedings
of the British Association of Paper Historians? Fourth Annual Conference 108pp. Price: members ?12 + p+p;
non-members ?16 + p+p. Postage
& Packing: UK ?3.70, each additional book 75p; Europe ?4.20 and 80p;
UK & Europe: orders over ?20 p+p free.
Rest of World (except North & South America):
?6.00 and ?2.10 respectively. Sterling cheques, payable to BAPH. Distributor: Ian Hendry (see below) Vol. II The Exeter Papers Proceedings of the British
Association of Paper Historians? Fifth Annual Conference Note: new price - 20% discount for
members! Distribution of The Exeter Papers
by our co-publisher The Plough Press, to which orders should be sent with
Sterling cheques, payable to BAPH.
2 Manor Way, Kidlington, Oxford OX5 2BD. 110 pp. ISBN 0 9525757 1 X. Price: ?25
(members ?20) +p+p : ?3.70
UK; ?4.20 Europe; ?6.00 Rest of World incl. North & South America. The Oxford Papers
Price ?12 (?10 if ordered with
The Exeter Papers) Together p+p ?5.00 UK; ?7.00
Europe; ?10.00 RoW. BAPH VISIT ? 23rd April, 2003
Economic Botany
Collections, The Economic Botany Collections (EBC) at Kew are the oldest and most
comprehensive of their kind, consisting of over 76,000 specimens to which new
examples are being continually added. Items
range from roots, seeds and petals to functional objects such as utensils,
clothing and even food. The Plants
+ People exhibition at museum no.1 nearby gives a glimpse of these collections
and emphasises the importance and dependence of people on the by-products
produced from plant-based material. The EBC has over 350 samples of paper ranging from Nepalese writing papers to
souvenir books made from the delicate inner bark of the Jamaican Lace bark tree
(Lagetta lagetto). The accumulation
of this material is due in part to Thomas Routledge who, in the 1870s, donated
many esparto-based papers such as blue laid writing papers and toned papers for
printing. Of great interest to paper historians is a portion of the famous Parkes
Collection. Sir Harry Parkes was
British Minister in Tokyo, and in 1869 was commissioned to write a report on
papermaking in Japan by the then Prime Minister, William Gladstone.
In 1871, some 400 samples of paper and paper artefacts arrived in England
from Japan and were divided between Kew and the Victoria & Albert Museum. Amongst the Parkes items at Kew are a box of Japanese hair decorations
(ECB42845) and some samples of oil-treated paper, which have the appearance of
very fine leather. There are also
some beautiful examples of paper
clothing, such as the headgear once worn by the higher class of Yokunin
soldiery. These are composed of
paper, twisted to resemble straw and afterwards lacquered, demonstrating the
sophisticated artistry of Japanese papers and lacquerwork.
In addition to the paper artefacts, the collection also holds such
curiosities as musical instruments made from Zimbabwean Bottle Gourds (ECB71801)
(Lagenaria sp.), the dried fryuits of various members of the cucumber family,
and Halibut Fishing Hooks from the Canadian Western Hemlock (ECB42856) (Tsuga
heterophylla). The display at no.1 museum has an extraordinary range of objects made from
Paper Mulberry (Broussenetia sp.) including an edition of The Polynesian Gazette
of 1855 (ECB42906), threads of
paper to tie hair (ECB42856), and samples of Washi ? Japanese handmade papers
(ECB 42940). The white inner bark
of Paper Mulberry has been used to make many different forms of paper, both
functional and ornamental, with the inner bark beaten flat to produce a
paper-like material. Though it would have been impossible to view everything in this vast and
varied collection, our guide and Curator at the EBC, Julia Steele, is to be
thanked in allowing us access to some of the highlights contained there.
A visit to the Plants + People exhibition at Kew is to be recommended to
anyone with even a passing interest in either Plants or People, and the
interdependence contained therein. Further details from EBC: (tel: 0208. 332. 5706) For selected bibliography
provided by Eoin Kelly please e-mail or write to the Editor: Shode House,
Ightham, Kent TN15 9HP; jeanstirk@shode.fsnet.co.uk INFORMATION
SOUGHT
The objectives of the BAPH include
acting as a forum for exchange of information and ideas as well as disseminating
material relevant to paper history. To fulfil these objectives, requests
for information will be published in the NEWS on the understanding that
enquirers will share the results. Please remember to thank those who respond and
notify the Editor if you receive help through the NEWS. If there is no email
contact please submit reply to baph@fsmail.com. Stuart Harding has a particular
interest in INGROVE MILL, Ingrow, Bingley (now Keighley, Bradford)
Yorkshire, because his ancestor Thomas GLEDSTONE was involved in the
running of the mill during the early and mid 1800s. Stuart would welcome any
information, or source, on this mill. Equally,
if anyone has knowledge of the Gledstone family he will appreciate the help. James SMITH, paper maker,
married Elizabeth CLAPP in 1812 at St. Mary Major, Exeter, Devon;
children James Matthews Smith and Jane Anne Smith also baptised there in 1815.
After James Smith?s son?s marriage in 1838 he cannot be traced. Sue
Smith would welcome any help. e-mail: suecluett@fish.co.uk PAPER made from the LIME TREE
wood and bast. Mr.
Maurice Checker is interested in the use of lime tree wood and bast in
papermaking worldwide. He is aware that there are natural stands of this tree in
northern hemispheres and would welcome and be grateful for instances of use, and
details of the process in papermaking, and to know of any examples of such paper
and where they may be located.
Location of ROSS & HARDY PAPER
WORKS based in central or northern England during the late 19th/
early 20th century, possibly in Lancashire, sought by Timothy Neal,
Research Assistant, Mitchell & Kenyon Project, National Fairground Archive,
Main Library, University of Sheffield, Sheffield, Yorkshire.
(tel: 0114. 222. 7231) e-mail: tim.neal@sheffield.ac.uk Any information about this works,
people who worked there or a source of information will be welcomed. WAPSHO(T), WHOPSHOTT
(and variations) is the name of the papermaking family of interest to Paul
Langston. E-mail: paul.Langston@ntlworld.com
This family can be found in the
Wooburn area, Buckinghamshire during the mid and late 1700s. Thomas married Mary
PATRICK (another papermaking family) in 1763.
Thomas WILDMAN, a witness, is thought to have held BOURNE END
MILL in Buckinghamshire. Details
of any connection between the Wapshots and Wildmans welcomed. Perlure Paper ?Perlure paper was a thin, brittle
semi-transparent paper, a kind of thin tracing paper. It was used for the Hawaiian so-called ?missionary?
postage stamps of 1851. The name
derives from the Latin word Perlucere ? to shine through.?
(Harry Dagnall) From Frances Wakeman a
reference to the entry in E. J. Labarre?s Dictionary & Encyclopaedia of
Paper & Papermaking (pub. Amsterdam edn. 1967): p48. Onion Skin.
The French term Papier Perlure may represent any glazed or machine
finished sulphite paper of 30-40gsm used for typewriting or wrapping purposes.
p176. long entry on use as air-mail paper. Ian Hendry
also commented that ?perlure? became a generic term for all thin transparent
writing paper, ?though the original onion skin had a loft-dried cockly finish.
Colin Cohen
suggests looking at Saunders? Illustrations of the British Paper Manufacture
(pub. 1855) at the Victoria & Albert Museum in London Bothwell Clutha Mills Watermark To help Bill Longley, the enquirer,
Harry Dagnall refers him to Harry?s article in The Quarterly no.18, April
1996. Souvenir Squares of Fine,
Long-fibred Tissue Tanya Schmoller has a few examples of
these souvenir tissues; one, also printed by Mrs. Burgess, commemorates the Lord
Mayor?s Show, London in 1907. Another
advertises Burroughs Wellcome Pharmaceutical Preparations on Japanese style
paper incorporating a calendar for 1887. Tanya
quotes three examples from Sheffield Archives, Yorkshire (MD 3550(1).
One is of a royal wedding in 1913; another of the Coronation of the King
& Queen in 1902; the third the Official Programme of the Return of Lord
Roberts, this and the previous item on quite ?inappropriate paper?. Tanya
comments that it seems to have been possible to buy Japanese paper squares with
a blank centre and print at will.
EVENTS
July/ August 2003
Paperworks Exhibition of works of art on paper. 14th July
Fleggburgh Village Hall, Fleggburgh, Norfolk 16th July - 3rd
August
Seachange, Market Row, Great Yarmouth, Norfolk.
16th August - 14th
September Creating Good Impressions
? Bound to Please Discover the secrets and the skills
involved in the production of a hand-crafted letterpress book in this exhibition
of work by members of the Oxford Guild of Printers.
Details of admission times etc.: The Oxfordshire Museum, Fletcher?s
House, Park Street, Woodstock, OX20 1SN (tel: 01993. 813239) e-mail: oxon.museum@Oxfordshire.gov.uk BAPH
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